i wrote about my quest to figure out why the pandemic has made me so dumb https://t.co/Zp1HEWLF9m
— Ellen Cushing (@elcush) March 8, 2021
I often think about the fact that African-American life expectancy has dropped by 2.7 years because of Covid -- a demographic catastrophe without modern parallel in the USA. And how this fact is so little discussed in politics and media.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 8, 2021
⚠️HUGE INCREASE IN KIDS—New Swedish 🇸🇪 data showing a sudden dramatic surge in pediatric #COVID19 cases across Sweden since Jan.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 9, 2021
Kids age 0-9: Up ⬆️ 123%
Kids age 10-19: Up ⬆️ 72%
Likely due to surging #B117 variant, where it’s now 50% in Stockholm.🧵
(ht graph @DavidSteadson) pic.twitter.com/sZczPVi4f8
Hunt for a universal #SARSCoV2 vaccine that will work regardless of spike mutations—next holy grail.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 9, 2021
Instead of targeting the spike protein, which is prone to mutations, researchers are assessing other parts that are known to be more stable. 🧵#COVID19https://t.co/haPpLkRVPl
By May things will be much safer in the US, but we’re not there yet. We need to hang in there. My latest Covid update: https://t.co/DeAQXs2OyK
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) March 9, 2021
